Award and Terms

Minority Scholarship

Scholarships and Grants

Scholarships and grants are gifts of money to you, to help you meet your educational expenses during your undergraduate career at St. Ambrose. You may be eligible for a scholarship or grant on the basis of your strong academic performance in high school or at a previous college, your talent in the fine arts or athletics, or your demonstrated financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Federal grant information can be found at http://www.finaid.org.

State of Iowa student aid programs:
To be eligible for the following programs, you must be a resident of Iowa as defined by the State Board of Regents. Iowa College Student Aid Commission Website.

• The Iowa Tuition Grant Program awards range from $471 to $4,000, depending on the student's need and the college's or university's tuition and fees. To apply for an Iowa Tuition Grant, you must be currently enrolled, or planning to enroll, for at least three hours in an undergraduate degree program at an eligible Iowa college or university. The federal FAFSA form is used as the application and must be filed by July 1 of the award year.
• The Iowa Grant Program is designed for exceptionally needy undergraduate Iowa students attending NCA accredited colleges and universities in the State of Iowa. These grants, available for full- and part-time students, range from $100 to $1,000 and are intended to promote access to Iowa colleges and universities. Due to limited funding, only a selected number of applicants will be assisted.
• The State of Iowa Scholarship Program gives recognition to students of very high academic ability and provides monetary awards of up to $400 for the freshman year, only, based solely on academic ability and accomplishment. To be eligible, you must be a designated State of Iowa Scholar as announced during your senior year in high school and plan to enroll full-time in an undergraduate degree program at an eligible Iowa college or university. (Program is funded based on State budget availability).

Institutional scholarships and grants
Each institutional grant or scholarship has individual criteria for amounts awarded and some may have GPA requirements to stay eligible. We have an off-campus institutional cap of $6,000 and an on-campus cap of $11,000 effective for the 2008 - 2009 academic year. If you change your housing, your award will be revised accordingly.

The admissions department determines the amount of these awards based on a ranking calculated using high school GPA and ACT/SAT scores.

All amounts are for students entering St. Ambrose in 2008-2009 academic year.

• Ambrose Scholar – Full tuition (on campus residents only). May be offset by state and/or federal aid if eligible. To qualify the student must score 30 or above on the ACT and straight A's for the first 7 semesters in high school, and maintain a 3.25 GPA while at St. Ambrose. For high school students only.
• Honors Scholar – $17,000 (on campus residents only). New in 2008
  To qualify students must score 29 or above on the ACT and receive a 3.9 GPA or above in high school (on an unweighted 4.0 scale) and must maintain a 3.25 GPA while at St. Ambrose. For high school students only.
• Presidential Scholar – $12,000 (on campus residents only). To qualify the student must score a 26 or above on the ACT and receive a 3.8 GPA or above in high school (on an unweighted 4.0 scale), and must maintain a 3.25 GPA while at St. Ambrose. For high school students only.
• Academic Scholarship – up to $10,000 per year. Must maintain a 2.0 GPA.
• University Grant – up to $3,000 per year.
• Athletic Scholarships
• Fine Arts Scholarships, including the Michael Kennedy Theatre Scholarship

Undergraduate academic scholarship awards for transfer students are also available.